Kristen Stewart’s dead eyes and blank expression took the September cover of Elle Mag. All of the clothes are Chanel (she’s the face of the Paris-Dallas collection) and the photoshoot took place at some sort of elite grocery store. It’s probably going with Karl Lagerfeld’s recent “People of Walmart” themed runway show, I guess. As for the Elle interview… ugh. You can read the excerpts here, and here are some highlights:
Stewart on letting her career evolve naturally: “Never at any point have I sat down and plotted how I should proceed from here on. As soon as you start thinking about your career as a trajectory—like, as if you’re going to miss out on some wave or momentum—then you’re never doing anything for yourself anyway. Then you’re truly, actually, specifically working for the public. You’re turning yourself into a bag of chips.”
Stewart on not being able to please all the people, all the time: “Now I feel like if I smiled for a paparazzi photo—not that I ever would—that’s exactly what people would be desecrating me for. They’d be like, ‘now you’re going to give it up, now you’re a sellout.’ like, okay. What do you want? What would you like?”
Stewart on when she realized how big Twilight would be: “The day the movie came out there was a picture of me—in the New York Post, I think. I was sitting on my front porch, smoking a pipe with my ex-boyfriend and dog. And I was like, Oh ****, well, I have to be aware of that.”
So hardcore, Lip-Biter. Never sellout! NEVER. Except when it’s for Balenciaga. And Chanel. And all of the ass-kissing she did post-Mini-Cooper to ensure that she would still have a career. While I don’t understand the “You’re turning yourself into a bag of chips” conclusion of that one answer (??), I really, really do not understand this: “that’s exactly what people would be desecrating me for.” I don’t think that word means what you think it means, Kristen. You are not a church, or a grave site or some holy place deserving of special treatment. I think she meant “disrespect” or “tear me down” when she said “desecrating.” Plus, she’s talking about smiling in candid photos!! For the love of God, Kristen. Don’t desecrate my mind with your nonsense.
Photos courtesy of ELLE.
